Malaga, View of the City - Original Pieter van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving with the view of Malaga from the sea, with the walled city, the cathedral, Gibralfaro and the quay busy with shipping. At the foot, a cartouche with a numbered key from 1 to 11 identifying the Torre del Ronseco, the customs house, the main church, the Alcazaba and the road to Vélez.
Original copper engraving with the view of Malaga from the sea, with the walled city, the cathedral, Gibralfaro and the quay busy with shipping. At the foot, a cartouche with a numbered key from 1 to 11 identifying the Torre del Ronseco, the customs house, the main church, the Alcazaba and the road to Vélez.
It comes from Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1715, the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving).
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa, Leiden.
Date: 1715.
Source: Álvarez de Colmenar, Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal.
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.1 in (12.4 x 15.5 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.2 in (16.4 x 18.4 cm).
Condition: Good condition; paper somewhat yellowed, with light fold marks and small specks in the margins.
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Original copper engraving with the view of Malaga from the sea, with the walled city, the cathedral, Gibralfaro and the quay busy with shipping. At the foot, a cartouche with a numbered key from 1 to 11 identifying the Torre del Ronseco, the customs house, the main church, the Alcazaba and the road to Vélez.